All Biodiversity articles
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White papersAgriculture and forestry offer investors a path to biodiversity
Institutional investors increasingly view biodiversity loss as a systemic risk, yet investing in solutions remains challenging. The theme feels abstract, projects are small-scale and returns are uncertain. According to Karel Nierop, Head of Products & Solutions at Triodos Investment Management, agriculture and forestry offer a concrete way to start. “By linking biodiversity to sustainable land use, we present a solid business case with positive impact and returns.”
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White papersMeeting the stewardship goals of universal owners
With the publication by EOS at Federated Hermes Limited of its 2025 Annual Review of engagement and voting highlights, Leon Kamhi, Head of Responsibility and EOS, reflects on three key trends dominating the global economy and how these are impacting stewardship.
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White papersWater risk, redefined: from structural theme to immediate reality
In many parts of the world, water resources are under severe strain from over-consumption, pollution and the effects of climate change. Problems with water supply do not just affect the emerging world – ageing infrastructure compromises reliable supply and contributes to pollution across the developed world.
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White papersInvesting in nature is investing in resilience
Here in the Netherlands, we have enjoyed 80 years of peace, food security and abundance. We’ve become accustomed to it. It’s almost impossible to imagine life without clean water running from our tap or picking up some fresh groceries. But the rapid decline in biodiversity is putting these certainties at risk, making us unnecessarily vulnerable in times of geopolitical instability.
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White papersScaling up climate finance with smarter climate risk insights
As wildfires, floods, and heatwaves become more common, the world is waking up to the urgent need to tackle climate change. Factoring in climate risk is essential in taking informed investment decisions. Banks, investors, and regulators are therefore increasingly factoring physical climate risks and the capacity of countries to respond to climate shocks into their risk management frameworks.
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White papersUnlocking natural capital value
Institutional investors seeking resilient, future‑ready portfolios are turning to timberland and farmland—strategic assets that combine climate resilience, biodiversity, and long‑term value creation.
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White papersCould biodiversity become the next inflation hedge?
Real assets have moved back to the centre of institutional portfolios. After a decade in which financial holdings dominated asset allocation, investors are once again prioritising funds with physical underpinnings, long duration and the capacity to preserve real value through volatile market conditions.
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White papersResponsible Investment Views 2026
“Responsible investment is moving from aspiration to execution. Expectations for stewardship, especially in Europe, continue to intensify, and there is a growing emphasis on directing capital toward climate solutions that deliver measurable, real world impact.”
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White papersInvesting in nature-based solutions
Natural capital has evolved beyond traditional timberland and farmland. Today, nature-based solutions offer investors opportunities to address critical challenges – climate change, biodiversity loss, food security – while pursuing attractive returns and portfolio diversification. Discover the powerful tailwinds driving this asset class, three emerging investment strategies that balance financial and environmental goals, and how private capital can help close the nature financing gap.
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White papersESG Thema COP30: Climate finance state of play and investor implications
From November 10th to November 22nd 2025, the 30th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP30, was held in Belém, Brazil. This was the first COP ever hosted in the Amazon region, and it was the second most attended COP after COP28 in Dubai. This conference is the largest annual international meeting on climate organized by the United Nations, since 1992: government representatives come together to attempt to agree on action for the climate crisis. With time, the conference has gathered also financial actors, corporates and civil society, with commitments going beyond policy making.
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White papersSustainable investing in 2026: The continuing path to a more resilient future
Recent years have seen investors operate in an environment shaped by conflicts, inflationary pressures, extreme weather events, and growing digital disruption. These events, coupled with the longer-term sustainability themes shaping our decade – climate change, biodiversity loss, and rising inequality – are redefining risks in capital markets and placing long-term investment resilience under scrutiny.
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White papersA balancing act: how can sustainably managed forests offer investment opportunities while protecting forestland and safeguarding biodiversity?
While the notions of natural capital and nature-based solutions are spreading amongst the investment community, the initial focus has been on a forest’s ability to sequester and store carbon. When it comes to forests as a solution to the biodiversity crisis, very few investors new to forestry investing know what sustainable forest management endeavours to achieve, and why it can indeed be one of the answers to safeguarding biodiversity.
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Asset Manager NewsKPN Pension Fund increases commitment to ASR Dutch Science Park Fund to € 45 Million
KPN Pension Fund has increased its current commitment of € 15 million to the ASR Dutch Science Park Fund by an additional € 30 million. Advised by Aegon Asset Management, KPN Pension Fund has been a participant in the fund since September 2021. The fund invests in office and laboratory buildings located on science parks in the Netherlands. The ASR Dutch Science Park Fund positively contributes to the Dutch knowledge economy by accommodating companies engaged in research and development within science park ecosystems. In doing so, the fund supports companies working on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
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White papersASR Dutch Science Park Fund acquires third building from dsm-firmenich at Biotech Campus Delft
The ASR Dutch Science Park Fund has once again acquired an existing office and laboratory building at the Biotech Campus Delft as part of its partnership agreement with dsm-firmenich. With this acquisition, the fund expands its portfolio on the campus and increases the availability of housing for scale-ups in (food) biotechnology. Together with ecosystem partner Planet B.io, the fund is actively engaging with several companies that have expressed an interest in leasing space in the building.
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White papersNatural Capital and Economic Growth
This paper examines the complex relationship between natural capital and long-term economic growth. Specifically, we review resource-based growth theories and various modeling approaches. In most frameworks, natural capital is considered an additional production factor that supplements traditional inputs. However, we highlight a common conceptual confusion between economic wealth (a stock) and economic growth (a flow).
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White papersGEMs ESG Materiality, H1 2025
In the latest issue, we provide an update on our voting and engagement activity over the last 12 months, while also shining the spotlight on our GEMs biodiversity risk framework.
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White papersFinancing the future of food
Current food production models are encountering significant challenges, with modern agricultural practices endangering biodiversity and heightening dependency on finite resources. Amid rapid demographic shifts, we examine how strategic investments and the distinctive capabilities of emerging markets are poised to tackle global food challenges – and drive transformative change across the sector.
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VideoReal estate case study: Lauriston Farm
Sustainability is at the heart of everything the Federated Hermes’ Real Estate team does. In this video, we look at our involvement in Lauriston Farm, Edinburgh. An urban farming scheme offering a local, nature-based response to the combined challenges of climate change, biodiversity collapse and the lack of access for all to healthy, fresh and affordable food.
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White papersThe battle for critical minerals
Growing competition for critical minerals threatens to exacerbate negative climate, human rights, and biodiversity impacts. Dana Barnes and Elissa El Moufti explore the need for enhanced transparency to promote responsible practices and minimise the risks to companies and investors.
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White papersESG Thema #20 - Blue Economy: Ready, Set, Sail!
It is hard to imagine that something covering 71% of the earth’s surface is often on the back burner of ESG materiality and management. However, this is the case when it comes to ocean protection.
